This title examines the shifting military balance across the Taiwan Strait, analyzing China's military modernization under Xi Jinping, Taiwan's Overall Defense Concept, and United States intervention capabilities in the Western Pacific and includes:
Analysis of shifting military balance across the Taiwan Strait examining China's military modernization under Xi Jinping Detailed examination of Taiwan's Overall Defense Concept as an asymmetric defensive strategy Assessment of United States intervention capabilities and alliance management in the Western Pacific Evaluation of China's joint campaign doctrines and operational challenges in cross-strait military operations Integration of perspectives from official documents, military journals, and defense officials from China, Taiwan, and the United States
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Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements
Figures
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Key Terms
1. China and Taiwan: A Lingering Issue for Military Strategy and
International Relations
2. An Inside out Story of China's Military Modernisation and its Setbacks
3. Managing Allies and Military Strategy: United States in East Asia
4. China's Long March to Taiwan: Re-Assessing Its Options in Cross Strait
Conflict
5. Inside Taiwan Overall Defense Concept
Indo-Pacific is Already up Against China: A Conclusion
Index
Gaurav Sen specializes in military strategy, international relations, and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region. His research focuses on cross-strait relations, military modernization in East Asia, and defense policy analysis. Sen has conducted extensive fieldwork including interviews with defense officials from China, Taiwan, and the United States, examining military doctrines, operational capabilities, and strategic deterrence mechanisms. His work analyzes asymmetric defense strategies, alliance management, and the geopolitical implications of military balance shifts in the Western Pacific.
